Measurement of β(1→3)-glucans in occupational and home environments with an inhibition enzyme immunoassay

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3176-3182

  Douwes, Jeroen ^a   Doekes, Gert ^a   Montijn, Roy ^b   Heederik, Dick ^a   Brunekreef, Bert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CURDLAN; LAMINARAN; PERIODATE SODIUM;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SWINE; WORKER;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029812684     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3176-3182.1996     Document Type: Article

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